daily show host is under fire just hours after the announcement that south african-born trevor noah would take over for jon tour later this year. he s facing major backlash over tweets he sent in the past making jokes about jews and women, including one that read quote behind every successful rap billionaire is a double as rich jewish man. legality this asp comedy central released a statement standing by noah, and quote to reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn t land is not a true reflection of my character thor my evolution as a comedian. john, your reaction? this they re going to crucify this guy for a couple jokes on twitter that didn t work then i deserve the electric chair. the fact is you cannot judge